jimbona
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| posted on 8/7/06 at 11:46 PM |
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problem with fitting wheels !!!
hi guys,
this one is a bit weird...
I was fitting my wheels which was a great prospect... The front go on pretty wheel but the back are a cause of concern.
Basically the right rear half shaft is shorter than the left one. The problem is that the 4 hub nuts (with allen key joints) fits nicely with the one
i've fittered although the hub joints interfere with the wheel! This makes me think the wheels are too small for the avon or I/ Tiger have done
something wrong...
When fitting the left rear drive shaft it gets worst. Drive shaft fits in no problem but the hub as mentioned that has 4 allen key screws doesnt
match up which makes me think even the half shaft for that side is too long (how can that be!) or im doing something wrong. I'll take photos
torromorrow to illustrate the problem.
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 9/7/06 at 12:07 AM |
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Haven't you answered your own question there?
If there Sierra rear drive shafts then 1 is longer than the other, and you've got them on the wrong way round. They do take a bit of compressing
to bolt em up
[Edited on 9/7/06 by MkIndy7]
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jimbona
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| posted on 9/7/06 at 11:59 AM |
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you mite be right there with the half shafts although im sure i tried that and still had the same problem! i'll try again later today,
hopefully with a camera...
i'll let you know. any thoughts on the wheels? i'll ask the person i got the wheels off although the bolts fit into the hub which was
used as a gauge whether they'd fit.
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andrew.carwithen
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| posted on 9/7/06 at 12:17 PM |
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I'm a little confused by your post as to what your problem is exactly. Pics will help.
Just a thought, but what dia. wheels are you trying to fit?
Have to be at least 14" on the Avon otherwise the rear wishbone/upright assembly will foul on the wheel.
Andy.
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jimbona
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| posted on 9/7/06 at 12:23 PM |
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cant find the camera at the moment although your comment sounds about right. The wheels must be slightly too small as they are fouling the wheel.
I'll try and get some pics in at some point today.
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 9/7/06 at 01:04 PM |
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From what I remember the threads that the allen bolts go into only go 1 way up i.e theres a top and a bottom.
That may be another reason they don't line up.
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jimbona
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| posted on 10/7/06 at 08:45 AM |
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i tried last nite. I've swapped the shafts around now although i ran into another problem!
The brake plates (for the drums) interefer with the hub fitting so they dont the plates dont fit correctly.
Im going to investigate and try and see if theres an extra bit I need between the plate and the hub to make the clearance...
Again 'if only I had a camera' comes to mine
[Edited on 10/7/06 by jimbona]
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 10/7/06 at 08:58 AM |
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Interfere, can you explain a bit?
There are 2 holes in the face of the hub so you can get 2 bolts in and you then have to pull the driveshaft and hub into the backplate by tightening
those bolts up.
Does the heynes help any with diagrams for you, it should be practically the same set-up but with a different style hub to bold it all to.
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jimbona
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| posted on 10/7/06 at 11:13 AM |
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thank you mate, I'm gona go to my garage mate and ask him otherwise I'd have to write an essay to explain it without photos. I'll
write again soon after i've had a word with him with the rights terminology..
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jimbona
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| posted on 10/7/06 at 12:03 PM |
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i've had a word with tiger and i need to sand it down.
the problem is that my rear plates are interferring with the hub so that I cannot fit the plate correctly. Tiger have said I need to sand the corners
down on the hub to avoid the bumps on the plates.
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MkIndy7
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| posted on 10/7/06 at 02:41 PM |
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They must be a tight fit then, well at least ya know what to do now, let the build continue!
[Edited on 10/7/06 by MkIndy7]
[Edited on 10/7/06 by MkIndy7]
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jimbona
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| posted on 10/7/06 at 02:47 PM |
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indeed.
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jimbona
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| posted on 11/7/06 at 02:03 PM |
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hi,
just a quick question...
what bit do I need that connects the two front wheels together? i have the bar along the front that you can triddle by hand on each end but what is
the bit that connects this to the wheels?? thank you.
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Peteff
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| posted on 11/7/06 at 03:04 PM |
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Track rod end I think you mean
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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jimbona
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| posted on 11/7/06 at 04:15 PM |
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sounds about right mate. cheers.
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jimbona
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| posted on 11/7/06 at 04:30 PM |
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is this one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ford-sierra-track-rod-ends-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ130004631769QQihZ003QQcategoryZ21654QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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jimbona
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| posted on 12/7/06 at 12:14 PM |
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i've asked tiger. the track rod end is actually based on a mark 2 escort.
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